Friday's opening shot

Photo by Stacie Joy 

As seen at Book Club on Third Street... "Some Strange Music Draws Me In," the first novel by East Village resident Griffin Hansbury. (Griffin also wrote the nonfiction "Feral City" and "Vanishing New York," both as Jeremiah Moss.) 

Griffin will speak this evening (March 15) at the Strand with Hugh Ryan. More information is here. 

As previously noted, Griffin/Jeremiah has been a longtime friend of EVG... and is really the reason the site exists today (as it almost went away in 2008).

Jeremiah Moss to discuss 'Feral City' at Book Club Thursday night

Photos by Stacie Joy 

This past Friday evening at the Strand, East Village-based writer Jeremiah Moss launched his new book, "Feral City," with a reading and an animated conversation led by Lucy Sante.

This Thursday night, Moss will be at Book Club Bar for an author event with Robert Galinsky. 

Per the invite: "What happens when an entire social class abandons a metropolis? This genre-bending journey through lockdown New York offers an exhilarating, intimate look at a city returned to its rebellious spirit." 

The event starts at 8 p.m. at Book Club, 197 E. Third St. between Avenue A and Avenue B.

The EVG podcast: A 'Vanishing New York' conversation with Jeremiah Moss

[Image via Vanishing New York]

This episode of the EVG podcast features a conversation with Jeremiah Moss, the writer behind the blog Vanishing New York. The paperback edition of his book, "Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost Its Soul," is out this week. (The paperback launch event is tonight at 7:30 at Books Are Magic, 225 Smith St. in Brooklyn.)

Jeremiah joined me in the East Village Radio studio on First Avenue to discuss moving to NYC 25 years ago, starting his blog and attempting to save small businesses from extinction. We also talk about how he encouraged me to start the EV Grieve blog 11 years ago.



Previously on EV Grieve:
The EVG podcast: Red-tailed hawk talk with Laura Goggin

The EVG podcast with Mike Katz and Crispin Kott, the authors of "Rock and Roll Explorer Guide to New York City."

'Vanishing' point

[Photo from July 19]

"Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost Its Soul," the book by East Village-based writer-blogger Jeremiah Moss, was published this past week.

You can read an exclusive excerpt of the East Village chapter at Longreads.

He was also on the cover of The Village Voice last week (July 18 issue date). You can read that here.

The official book launch party was the past Thursday. There are several more upcoming events, as well as an appearance on the Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC Thursday at noon. Find those details here.